Our proposals
The proposed development includes:
- a wharf with cranes and berthing points for up to three ships;
- a storage area to temporarily store the incoming RDF bales from ships pending processing;
- a processing facility to prepare the feedstock to a consistent specification, including storage silos. The processing facility will also separate out any recyclable metals, glass and other inert material that were not originally removed by the householder;
- conveyors for transferring the incoming RDF bales, and the processed material;
- three gasification units and steam turbine generators that will generate power, which will then be exported to the National Grid via an onsite grid connection and substation;
- a lightweight aggregate manufacturing plant to process the residues from the gasification process into an aggregate product;
- infrastructure required for carbon capture, allowing a proportion of the carbon dioxide (CO2) from the gasification facility to be captured and converted to high grade CO2 for off-site industrial use;
- a storage area for loading of the lightweight aggregate onto a ship for removal from the site; and
- associated infrastructure (including the visitor centre, car parking, onsite roads, site surfacing, site security, fencing and site control centre) and welfare facilities.
